Taxon: Setaria adhaerens (Forssk.) Chiov.

Summary

Genus:

Setaria

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Paniceae

Subtribe:

Cenchrinae

Nomen number:

33795

Place of publication:

Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. n.s., 26:77. 1919

Protologue link:

https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/idviewer/12998/81

Verified:

01/08/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Panicum adhaerens Forssk.

Invalid Designation(s)
Setaria verticillata auct. nonn.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Danin, A. & H. Scholz. 1997. On the occurrence of two taxa of the Setaria verticillata complex in Israel and the Sinai. Willdenowia 27:177-179.
Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: = Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: = Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.
Hepper, F. N. & I. Friis. 1994. The plants of Pehr Forsskal's Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica. Note: = Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.
Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: = Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.
Kellogg, E. A. et al. 2020. Checklist of the grasses of India. PhytoKeys 163:282. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.163.38393. Note: as annual Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:128. Note: as cosmopolitan, annual Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: = Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.
Veldkamp, J. F. 1994. Miscellaneous notes on southeast Asian Gramineae: 9. Setaria and Paspalidium. Blumea 39:383. Note: = Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.
Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora. Note: = Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.
Zhao, M. et al. 2013. Novel genomes and genome constitutions identified by GISH and 5S rDNA and knotted1 genomic sequences in the genus Setaria. B. M. C. Genomics 14:244. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-244. Note: included two accessions of this diploid, B-genome species as Setaria adhaerans
Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:570.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	adherent bristle grass	1	Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English	bur bristle grass	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	tropical barbed bristle grass	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Eritrea			Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:128-132. Note: a polymorphic, annual species
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia			Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:128-132. Note: a polymorphic, annual species
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia		as Setaria verticillata	Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Malawi			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Botswana			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Burkina Faso			Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Gambia			Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana			Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mali			Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mauritania			Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Niger			Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria			Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal			Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon			Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen			Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora. Note: = Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India			Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan			Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka			Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: accessed Aug 2023
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Indochina			Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand			Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia			Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France	Corse		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California (Norte)		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil			Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:570.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Hispaniola			Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:570.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:570.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina			Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:570.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Chile			Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:570.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:570.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:570.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:570.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Azores		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Madeira Islands		Press, J. R. & M. J. Short, eds. 1994. Flora of Madeira.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canarias		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4	Naturalized	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy	Sardegna		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
6	Other					exact native range obscure, partly owing to confusion with other taxa

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Libya, Tunisia
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia (as Setaria verticillata)
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Turkey

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
INDO-CHINA: Indochina, Thailand
MALESIA: Indonesia, Philippines

Europe

SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France [Corse]

Northern America

SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (s.), Louisiana]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California (Norte), Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Nuevo León]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Ciudad de México, Guanajuato, Jalisco, México, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Bahamas, Cuba
CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile

Naturalized
Africa

MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]

Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Germany
EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy [Sardegna]
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Portugal

Other (exact native range obscure, partly owing to confusion with other taxa)

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: accessed Aug 2023
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
Morrone, O. et al. 2014. Revision of the Old World species of Setaria (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 96:128-132. Note: a polymorphic, annual species
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Press, J. R. & M. J. Short, eds. 1994. Flora of Madeira.
Shukla, U. 1996. Grasses of north-eastern India
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora. Note: = Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.
Zon, A. P. M. van der. 1992. Graminées du Cameroun
Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:570.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Weed			McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=33795. Accessed 14 April 2026.